The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Hannah Smith & Samantha Thomas finished 810th of 1,278 women's teams in the Doubles Open division at Salt Lake City 2026, in 1:38:41.
The stations carried this race: faster than 57% of the field across all eight, against 32% on the runs. No single station decided it: every one landed within 0:18 of the median. A harder second half: 2:05 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it.
Salt Lake City ran slow: the 453 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:27 slower here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:31Running 1 3:45v median −0:13
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Block 02 8:14Running 2 6:35v median +0:12
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Block 03 11:05Running 3 7:02v median +0:21
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Block 04 12:28Running 4 7:57v median +1:14
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Block 05 13:32Running 5 8:05v median +1:13
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Block 06 9:45Running 6 7:48v median +0:59
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Block 07 11:23Running 7 7:48v median +1:00
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Block 08 12:12Running 8 7:48v median +0:54
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 11:41
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 1275
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,275 women's teams who finished.